I felt better when the last post in this thread ended with Jon's group hug. :(
I know we have strong and conflicting opinions on when and what kind of threads should be added to this board. Some threads, like Wonderfalls or Minearverse, are more clear cut for us. This is less clear cut than a new Tim or M.E. production, but it is not a big stretch (the way war or politics would be). If it flies, great. If it doesn't fly, great. I just hope we can keep our frustration in perspective. It's the lack, or addition of a book thread. That's all.
And with that, I'm closing this thread. An announcement in Press will be posted shortly.
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Lyra Jane:
1. That to reduce server load, Angel Spoilers, Previously, and Angel Quotables be closed and archived as soon as is feasible;
2. That the Buffistas hold a poll to see which, if any, TV shows have sufficient poster interest to deserve a thread. The format of the poll and number/percentage of votes needed to determine "sufficent interest" will be decided through discussion, as will the upper limit on the number of threads we can create.
3. That threads are then started for the shows identified as being of high interest through polling and discussion. If the selected shows include ones not currently on the air, such as "The O.C." or "Alias," thread-starting may be delayed until the season premiere if such seems appropriate.
4. To limit thread sprawl, all threads created through this measure will be closed if the shows they are devoted to are canceled during this TV season, unless a compelling argument to keep the thread open exists.
It's always so exciting when lightbulbs opens.
I have no opinion on the matter. wheeee!
I would like to see another concentrated Buffista thread that serves the purpose the show threads did: to give us something other than our own lives to obsessively talk about.
Thread proliferation is a problem, and I got no solution. But I would adore it if we picked another arc-y show to obsess over.
I would adore it if we picked another arc-y show to obsess over.
And I would find it kinda scary and borgish (as opposed to b.orgish).
Honestly? I'd love a TV folder with a thread per show. We have neither the capacity nor the code.
Lyra Jane, am I right in thinking that, under your proposal, we would have a separate thread for each show that is considered to be of sufficient interest, and that each thread would be NAFDA for its show?
If so, if we want to discuss one show in comparison to another show (for example, if I am posting in the OC thread, but want to bring up something from JoA that I thought was relevant), what would the whitefont rule be?
I'd suggest we wait until we've determined the One True Angel Quote before we close the Quotables thread. Other than that, shiny.
1. That to reduce server load, Angel Spoilers, Previously, and Angel Quotables be closed and archived as soon as is feasible;
There's no evidence that closing these threads will reduce server load by a measureable amount. If that's the only reason to close them, leave them open.
So, um, I just want to make sure I understand this. The proposal is to create some new threads, the actual topics of which are TBD once we actually discover what shows, if any, generate enough interest to warrant it?
